In their heyday on the vaudeville stages of the early twentieth century, Dora Chance and her twin sister, Nora–unacknowledged daughters of Sir Melchior Hazard, the greatest Shakespearean actor of his day–were known as the Lucky Chances, with private lives as colorful and erratic as their careers. But now, at age 75, Dora is typing up their life story, and it is a tale indeed that Angela Carter tells. A writer known for the richness of her imagination and wit as well as her feminist insights into matters large and small, she created in Wise Children an effervescent family saga that manages to celebrate the lore and magic of show business while also exploring the connections between parent and child, the transitory and the immortal, authenticity and falsehood.
Author: Angela Carter
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 12/10/2007
Series: FSG Classics
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.5lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780374530945
Language: English
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